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habsburg

/ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
hab-s-burg
IPA
/ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Alpine castle in Aargau canton, northern Switzerland.

name

A Swabian noble family named after it, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Austria, at times other countries (mainly in Iberia and the former Burgundian territories) and supplied successive (elected) emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

noun

A member of the Habsburg noble family.

adj

Relating to the Habsburg family and dynasty.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from German Habsburg, according to legend from Habichtsburg (“hawk's castle”) (Habicht (“hawk”) + Burg (“castle”)).

Inflected Forms

Hapsburg (alternative) Habsburgs (plural)

Derived Forms

Habsburger Habsburgian

Phrases

Habsburg jaw Habsburg lip Habsburg Monarchy

Synonyms

Habsburgers hapsburg

Homonyms

hapsburg

Rhymes With

hapsburg

Questions

How do you pronounce habsburg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/.
What does habsburg mean?
An Alpine castle in Aargau canton, northern Switzerland.
Where does habsburg come from?
Borrowed from German Habsburg, according to legend from Habichtsburg (“hawk's castle”) (Habicht (“hawk”) + Burg (“castle”)).

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